Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 31 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 688 — Relating to: providing certain municipalities with additional supplemental county and municipal aid and establishing a Shared Revenue Advisory Council. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced November 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

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  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 47 sponsors

    1 primary, 46 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (31 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

An Act to amend 79.037 (3) and 79.05 (2) (c); to create 15.437, 25.491 (9) (c), 79.03, 79.037 (3m) and 79.05 (1) (cm) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill increases supplemental county and municipal aid for certain municipalities and establishes a Shared Revenue Advisory Council.

  • Wis. Stat. § 79.037 (3)

    for the distribution in 2025 and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section equal to the proportion of the total payments from the supplemental county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (9) that the county or municipality received in 2024, or if the total of payments received in 2024 by a county is reduced under sub. (4), the proportion of the total payments from the supplemental county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (9) that the county would have received in 2024 without that reduction, multiplied by the amount for the year in the supplemental county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (9). → for the distribution in 2025, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this section equal to the proportion of the total payments from the supplemental county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (9) that the county or municipality received in 2024, or if the total of payments received in 2024 by a county is reduced under sub. (4), the proportion of the total payments from the supplemental county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (9) that the county would have received in 2024 without that reduction, multiplied by the amount for the year in the supplemental county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (9), and for the distribution in 2026 and each year thereafter, each county and municipality shall receive an additional payment of $16,257,500 divided proportionally among those municipalities with a population in 2022 greater than 50,000.

    This change establishes a new calculation method for supplemental aid payments, adding an additional payment for larger municipalities starting in 2026.

  • Wis. Stat. § 79.05 (2) (c)

    Its municipal budget; exclusive of principal and interest on long-term debt and exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305, payments of premiums under s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. and 1m., expenditures of amounts levied under s. 66.0602 (3) (h), expenditures of amounts levied under s. 66.0602 (3) (o), revenues generated from a tax imposed under s. 77.701, payments received under s. 79.038, expenditures of payments due to the termination of a tax incremental district under s. 79.096 (3), recycling fee payments under s. 289.645, expenditures of grant payments under s. 16.297 (1m)... → Its municipal budget; exclusive of principal and interest on long-term debt and exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305, payments of premiums under s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. and 1m., expenditures of amounts levied under s. 66.0602 (3) (h), expenditures of amounts levied under s. 66.0602 (3) (o), revenues generated from a tax imposed under s. 77.701, payments received under s. 79.038, expenditures of payments due to the termination of a tax incremental district under s. 79.096 (3), recycling fee payments under s. 289.645, expenditures of grant payments under s. 16.297 (1m), unreimbursed expenses related to an emergency declared under s. 323.10, expenditures from moneys received pursuant to P.L. 111-5...

    This exclusion means that the new aid payments for certain municipalities will not count against the expenditure restraint eligibility criteria.

  • Wis. Stat. § 25.491 (9) (c)

    In fiscal year 2026-27, $16,257,500. In fiscal year 2027-28, and in each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount credited to this account under this paragraph in the previous fiscal year, increased by the percentage change in the amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for the previous fiscal year from the immediately preceding fiscal year as determined under sub. (1), shall be credited to this account.

    This creates a new account for distributing additional aid to municipalities with greater populations, providing a specified amount in future years.

  • Wis. Stat. § 79.03

    Shared Revenue Advisory Council; consisting of various appointed members to study and make recommendations on county and municipal revenue distributions.

    This establishes a new advisory council aimed at evaluating and improving revenue distribution formulas for municipalities.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. Fiscal estimate received

  4. Representative Hong added as a coauthor

  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  6. Introduced by Representatives Roe, Rivera-Wagner, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sinicki, Sheehan, Spaude, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Allen, DeSanto, Prado and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall, Wirch and Carpenter

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 688 do?
An Act to amend 79.037 (3) and 79.05 (2) (c); to create 15.437, 25.491 (9) (c), 79.03, 79.037 (3m) and 79.05 (1) (cm) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 688?
AB 688 is sponsored by Roe, Ann (Democrat), Moore Omokunde, Spreitzer, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall, Wirch, Carpenter, Rivera-Wagner, Amaad (Democrat), Anderson, Clinton (Democrat), Arney, Margaret (Democrat), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Billings, Jill (Democrat), Brown, Brienne (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), DeSmidt, Ben (Democrat), Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Fitzgerald, Joan (Democrat), Goodwin, Russell (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), Mayadev, Renuka (Democrat), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Sheehan, Joe (Democrat), Spaude, Ryan (Democrat), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), Udell, Randy (Democrat), Allen, Scott (Republican), DeSanto, Karen (Democrat), Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), and Tenorio, Angelito (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 688?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced November 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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